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Sometimes, it takes a while to name something. My dogs have pretty normal names for dogs, Daisy and Odie (supposed to have been Otis Cranfills, but that didn’t stick). My best friend, BFF, or Mary Pat, has her menagerie of animals. She will always wait until the animal tells her what he or she wants to be named. Her mixture of mutts is named Roy Gene, Rose

Bernice, and Barbara Jane. All of these critters found her and these dogs found the life of Riley with her.

Bosque County Farm Bureau hosted its annual Food Connection Day, celebrating the nation’s abundant and safe food supply and a Farmers Share lunch from 11am–1 pm on Feb. 17, in the parking lot of the Classic Chassis Auto Museum in Clifton. Despite the cold weather, the group served up barbecue sandwiches to everyone who donated canned goods or monetary donations to the local food banks of Clifton, Meridian and Valley Mill

The 45th annual Clifton Chamber of Commerce Banquet held Feb. 28, 2015 filled the Texas Safari Saloon with laughter, good friends, music, an auction, great food, and everything that makes life great in Clifton

With the finish of the construction of the new offices in Clifton, Pct. 2 JP Jamie Zander hosted an open house at the new building which not only houses his office and a courtroom, but it also houses a new office for Pct. 2 Constable Al Flores.

Cal Foster celebrated his 90th birthday surrounded by family and friends on Saturday at the Clifton Civic Center. The family made sure that he had his own cake, decorated with a Colt 45, to honor him and celebrate his day.

In recognition of Farm Bureau Food Connection Day, the Bosque County Farm Bureau will celebrate our nation’s abundant and safe food supply by hosting a Farmers Share lunch from 11am – 1 pm on Tues, Feb. 17, in the parking lot of the Classic Chassis Auto Museum in Clifton off Hwy 219. Anyone who donates a non-perishable item or a cash donation to the Clifton Food Bank in Clifton will receive a free Bar-B-Que Sandwich for their donation

It’s the time of year when small grains producers are currently top-dressing their crops or trying to decide whether it is time to top-dress. Deciding when or if to apply nitrogen like with so much in the agriculture industry has a complicated answer of “it depends.” Here in Bosque County with primarily dryland production the weather will play a huge role in the timing.

The DAR Good Citizens program is a wonderful way to recognize outstanding young people who exhibit the qualities of good citizenship in their homes, schools and communities. The schools choose the student to represent that school as their DAR Good Citizen.